Sixten Korkman

Sixten Korkman in 2013

Bror Sixten Korkman (born 3 February 1948) is a Finnish doctor of political science, an economist, former CEO of the Elinkeinoelämän tutkimuslaitos and a guest on the show Daniel Olin.

Korkman was born in Vaasa, Finland. When he was young, Korkman worked on Norwegian ocean liners.[1] From 1981 to 1983, he was the head of the secretariat of the OECD in Paris, France.[2][3] From 1995 to 2005, Korkman was the head of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union.[1]

Personal life

Korkman is a Swedish-speaking Finn.[4] He was once married to Marit Korkman from an unknown year to 2012. He has one child with her, Julia Korkman.

Filmography

  • Väärää politiikkaa (1994)
  • Harmaa eminenssi (2013)
  • Politiikka-Suomi (2021)[5]

Books

  • Economic Policy in the European Union (published 10 November 2004)

References

  1. ^ a b Leppänen, Veli-Pekka (31 January 2018). "Talousmies Sixten Korkman puolustaa hyvinvointivaltiota – hänellä on sen hyödyistä omakohtaistakin kokemusta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ Pulliainen, Mikko (17 October 2017). "Sixten Korkman: Maahanmuuttajien ja huonosti koulutettujen nuorten kohdalla pitäisi voida tinkiä työehtosopimuksen määräyksistä "isänmaan edun" vuoksi". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. ^ Parviainen, Aapo (17 October 2017). "Sixten Korkman: Globalisaation häviäjistä täytyy pitää huolta, muuten syntyy katkeruutta ja vihamielisyyttä". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ Hirvonen, Elina (14 May 2020). "Järki ja tunteet eli Sixten Korkman -juttu, joka on pakko lukea". Apu (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Sixten Korkman". IMDb.

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